Coronary CT performed on a dual-source CT scanner demonstrated a highly positive and negative predictive value in determining significant coronary artery disease, study results suggested. The ...

Giving CT angiogram scans to people coming to the emergency room with chest pain could improve the speed of heart attack detection and lower costs, a research study has found. Among the findings were ...

BALTIMORE, MD—In patients with chest pain who are at high risk for CAD but have no known disease, evaluation with coronary CT angiography (CTA) is associated with an improvement in long-term outcomes ...

August 28, 2012 (Munich, Germany) — Noninvasive computed tomography (CT) perfusion imaging added to CT angiography accurately identifies flow-limiting coronary lesions that need to be treated, results ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the number one cause of death in men and women. CAD is caused by atherosclerotic plaques developing in the coronary arteries. Many therapies have been shown to ...

Long contraindicated in patients with severe AS, the vasodilator may improve image quality with careful monitoring.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Stress tests are a thing of the past. Make way for coronary CT angiography. Wide-eyed medical students might ...

Sugar Land will be home for a $2 million facility in the next few weeks, when Sugar Land Imaging Center opens its doors on Highway 6 and U.S. 59. The center will be the first in Fort Bend County to ...

A peripheral angiogram is a test that checks for blockages in the arteries that supply blood to your legs and feet or your arms and hands. These arteries are called peripheral arteries because they ...